slimharpo Posted April 23, 2005 Posted April 23, 2005 Anybody else see it today? Football Focus did a profile of Wigan Athletic ans kicked it off by showing the Casino from the outside and somme footage of dancers within to a soundtrack Of Frank Wilson - Do I Love You! Apparently according to FF, until the Athletic have become almost promoted the Casino was Wigan's main claim to fame SLIM
Guest nubes Posted April 23, 2005 Posted April 23, 2005 Anybody else see it today? Football Focus did a profile of Wigan Athletic ans kicked it off by showing the Casino from the outside and somme footage of dancers within to a soundtrack Of Frank Wilson - Do I Love You! Apparently according to FF, until the Athletic have become almost promoted the Casino was Wigan's main claim to fame SLIM link Along with Wigan Pier and Uncle Joe's Mint Balls Delxx
Guest Posted April 23, 2005 Posted April 23, 2005 Along with Wigan Pier and Uncle Joe's Mint Balls Delxx link Didnt mention Mr "M"s then.
John May Posted April 23, 2005 Posted April 23, 2005 .....or Russ? link I saw it too...........amazed that the Casino was considered Wigans main claim to fame... Quote from the programme.. The Casino has often been described as the best disco ever !!!!!
Guest nubes Posted April 23, 2005 Posted April 23, 2005 I saw it too...........amazed that the Casino was considered Wigans main claim to fame... Quote from the programme.. The Casino has often been described as the best disco ever !!!!! link Really? so it's a shame that the 'ordinary' folk of Wigan didn't realise this, in retrospect,does that mean that when they use to chase us down to the doors of the Casino from the train station, was that only to make sure that they kept up the reputation of having the most popular and best disco or was it basically to kick our heads in and keep their town pure and untainted of soulies and our wicked and wanton ways !!!!! Del xx
Guest Posted April 23, 2005 Posted April 23, 2005 probably the under thirties from wigan thought it was a taboo subject,
BlueWail Posted April 24, 2005 Posted April 24, 2005 time for my favourite wigan joke with this being a wiagn thread Who has the cleanest balls in wigan? Uncle joe people are always sucking them wheres my hat
Makemvinyl Posted April 24, 2005 Posted April 24, 2005 Well well well The History of wigan by Football Focus as told tut masses on Sat 23rd April 2005 only 28 years too late "Quote " according to billboard an American Magazine The WIGAN CASINO was voted the best Disco in the world once once once only Football Focus would have been better leaving the Rugby club out of it all they were saying was It is nice to see something Different happening in WIGAN at last wake up the minds any body would think Wigan fc are looking forward to the ignomy of one season in the Premiership and being relegated With Sounesses NUFC next season ktf
John May Posted April 24, 2005 Posted April 24, 2005 Always seems that when the Media touch on N/soul, they ruffle our feathers......
Maark Posted April 24, 2005 Posted April 24, 2005 Well well well The History of wigan by Football Focus as told tut masses on Sat 23rd April 2005 only 28 years too late "Quote " according to billboard an American Magazine The WIGAN CASINO was voted the best Disco in the world once once once only Football Focus would have been better leaving the Rugby club out of it all they were saying was It is nice to see something Different happening in WIGAN at last wake up the minds any body would think Wigan fc are looking forward to the ignomy of one season in the Premiership and being relegated With Sounesses NUFC next season ktf link I saw it (still waiting for Northampton Town on cult heroes). Apparently, the director of Saturday Night Fever (whose name escapes me) visited the Casino and the film is based on the ol' place. When I was at Birmingham Poly (79-81) I shared a house with a bloke from Wigan and he hated Northern Soul (and I wasn't into it then if the truth be known ). He reckon's the Casino was knocked down to make way for the only ring road in the country that would have gone straight through the middle of town! I think they are still waiting. We were both huge football fans. His main team was Liverpool and Wigan Ath were his second team. My main team was, and still is Northampton Town and I also used to watch Irthlingborough Diamonds. Little did we think back then, that both teams, who at the time were non-league would both be league teams a couple of decades later (Irthlingborough as Rushden & Diamonds). Some people Cobblers fans would argue that Diamonds will always be non-league.
FrankM Posted April 24, 2005 Posted April 24, 2005 Apparently, the director of Saturday Night Fever (whose name escapes me) visited the Casino and the film is based on the ol' place. Nick Cohn wrote the article "Tribal Rites Of A New Saturday Night" for the New Yorker magazine after he moved there from London. It came out of a search for a dancer he had seen at a New York club. I don't know why John Badham would have gone to Wigan when New York had some great clubs.
Maark Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 Nick Cohn wrote the article "Tribal Rites Of A New Saturday Night" for the New Yorker magazine after he moved there from London. It came out of a search for a dancer he had seen at a New York club. I don't know why John Badham would have gone to Wigan when New York had some great clubs. link Once again, I thank you Frank M for putting me straight!
FrankM Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 Once again, I thank you Frank M for putting me straight! link I don't have that kind of power, I just embellish.
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